Time is so old and love so brief, love is pure gold and time a thief. We're late, darling, we're late, The curtain descends, everything ends, too soon, too soon.
Ogden NashRead
No, you never get any fun_x000D_ _x000D_ Out of the things you haven't done.
Interpretation
Engaging in experiences is essential for enjoyment and fulfillment.
Ogden Nash's quote emphasizes that true enjoyment and fun are derived from actively participating in experiences rather than remaining stagnant or hesitant. It suggests that stepping out of one’s comfort zone and trying new things is crucial to experiencing joy and understanding the richness of life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about trying new experiences.
Time is so old and love so brief, love is pure gold and time a thief. We're late, darling, we're late, The curtain descends, everything ends, too soon, too soon.
I'm like a backward berry, Unripened on the vine, For all my friends are fifty, And I'm only forty-nine.
I do not like to get the news, because there has never been an era when so many things were going so right for so many of the wrong persons.
Here's a good rule of thumb; too clever is dumb.
Middle-age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.
Here's a toast to the roast that good fellowship lends, with the sparkle of beer and wine; May its sentiment always be deeper, my friends, than the foam at the top of the stein. Then here's to the heartening wassail, wherever good fellows are found; Be its master instead of its vassal, and order the glasses around.
As I descended into impassable rivers I no longer felt guided by the ferrymen.
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it quarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.
When I'm dead are they going to remember me ? I don't really think about it, it's up to them. When I'm dead, who cares ? I don't.
Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!
I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which, was that you can fail at what you don't want so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love
Everything is so finite but that’s what makes our time and specific moments so important.
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